The “racist” remarks of the vice-president of the National Assembly for the province of Antsiranana, the deputy Jocelyne Maxime, inflame the politicians. During President Rajoelina’s trip to Sambava on Thursday to solve the problems of vanilla, this elected representative under the banner of the platform with the president launched a big rant at the place of his peers who are currently turning their backs on the regime to support a potential candidate from southern Madagascar, in the person of Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko.
« It’s not the people from the South who are going to panic us, we from the North “, declared this elected official whom many will remember for her attack on a municipal police officer in the North of Madagascar, by putting her finger squarely in the nose of this municipal officer. She obviously does not digest the fact that deputies and political figures from the South of the Big Island are coming together to support this possible candidate for the next presidential election.
The Vice-President of the National Assembly then asked these deputies and political figures occupying positions within the regime to resign, before proceeding with their tour through the four corners of Madagascar. Since obviously, the pre-election campaigns conducted by the team of Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko, and Marc Ravalomanana, the former President of the Republic, are giving the supporters of the regime a hard time.
The problem is that this declaration touched the sensitivity of all, even the most influential people close to the current regime, in the person of Mamy Gotso, the artist. Without naming this deputy whom he nevertheless called as a ” mother “, the singer from the south of Madagascar, indicated that it will not be her who will divide the Malagasy, before swearing on social networks.
Other politicians, even close to Andry Rajoelina, take a very dim view of this statement and racist remarks by this elected representative from the north of Madagascar. Without wishing to be quoted, they indicate that these are remarks unworthy of a parliamentarian and no less vice-president of the National Assembly.
These remarks and the controversy they cause are considered the beginnings of very tense political tension in the context of the future presidential election, in particular between the supporters of the current regime and those of the opposition, like the bubbling team of Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko and Marc Ravalomanana. The election may well be held, but what about after if their candidate is not elected, worry most political observers.
Civil society, the Electoral Commission and the international community are now eagerly awaited to share with politicians and citizens the values of national unity and the need to preserve peace in the context of these elections since one thing is certain, the president who will be elected will remain the president of all Madagascar and not of the North or the South.